diff --git a/src/app/core/resource-policy/resource-policy.service.ts b/src/app/core/resource-policy/resource-policy.service.ts
index f4f70a73e2..ae77ca84d6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/resource-policy/resource-policy.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/resource-policy/resource-policy.service.ts
@@ -235,15 +235,16 @@ export class ResourcePolicyService {
 
   /**
    * Update the target of the resource policy
+   * @param resourcePolicyId the ID of the resource policy
    * @param resourcePolicyHref the link to the resource policy
    * @param uuid the UUID of the target to which the permission is being granted
    * @param type the type of the target (eperson or group) to which the permission is being granted
    */
-  updateTarget(resourcePolicyHref: string, uuid: string, type: string): Observable<RemoteData<any>> {
+  updateTarget(resourcePolicyId: string, resourcePolicyHref: string, uuid: string, type: string): Observable<RemoteData<any>> {
 
     const targetService = type === 'eperson' ? this.ePersonService : this.groupService;
 
-    const ep$ = targetService.getBrowseEndpoint().pipe(
+    const targetEndpoint$ = targetService.getBrowseEndpoint().pipe(
       take(1),
       map((endpoint: string) =>`${endpoint}/${uuid}`),
     );
@@ -255,8 +256,11 @@ export class ResourcePolicyService {
 
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
 
-    return ep$.pipe(switchMap((ep) => {
-      const request = new PostRequest(requestId, resourcePolicyHref, ep, options);
+    this.requestService.setStaleByHrefSubstring(`${this.dataService.getLinkPath()}/${resourcePolicyId}/${type}`);
+
+    return targetEndpoint$.pipe(switchMap((targetEndpoint) => {
+      const resourceEndpoint = resourcePolicyHref + '/' + type
+      const request = new PostRequest(requestId, resourceEndpoint, targetEndpoint, options);
       Object.assign(request, {
         getResponseParser(): GenericConstructor<ResponseParsingService> {
           return StatusCodeOnlyResponseParsingService;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/edit/resource-policy-edit.component.ts b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/edit/resource-policy-edit.component.ts
index d2c1b6dd0d..1c5a0c4a5f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/edit/resource-policy-edit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/edit/resource-policy-edit.component.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class ResourcePolicyEditComponent implements OnInit {
     });
 
     const updateTargetSucceeded$ = event.updateTarget ? this.resourcePolicyService.updateTarget(
-      this.resourcePolicy._links.self.href, event.target.uuid, event.target.type
+      this.resourcePolicy.id, this.resourcePolicy._links.self.href, event.target.uuid, event.target.type
     ).pipe(
       getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
       map((responseRD) => responseRD && responseRD.hasSucceeded)
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ export class ResourcePolicyEditComponent implements OnInit {
         if (updateTargetSucceeded && updateResourcePolicySucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translate.get('resource-policies.edit.page.success.content'));
           this.redirectToAuthorizationsPage();
-        } else {
+        } else if (updateResourcePolicySucceeded) { // everything except target has been updated
+          this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translate.get('resource-policies.edit.page.target-failure.content'));
+        } else if (updateTargetSucceeded) { // only target has been updated
+          this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translate.get('resource-policies.edit.page.other-failure.content'));
+        } else { // nothing has been updated
           this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translate.get('resource-policies.edit.page.failure.content'));
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 91d199061d..3fc6ebe0f7 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -3122,6 +3122,10 @@
 
   "resource-policies.edit.page.failure.content": "An error occurred while editing the resource policy.",
 
+  "resource-policies.edit.page.target-failure.content": "An error occurred while editing the target (ePerson or group) of the resource policy.",
+
+  "resource-policies.edit.page.other-failure.content": "An error occurred while editing the resource policy. The target (ePerson or group) has been successfully updated.",
+
   "resource-policies.edit.page.success.content": "Operation successful",
 
   "resource-policies.edit.page.title": "Edit resource policy",